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32 pp.
| Philomel
| June, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-399-23453-5$$15.99
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Illustrated by
Mary Thelen.
In this alphabet book, vivid artwork complements a non-rhyming text enlisting jazz lingo. Using flat colors and geometric shapes, Thelen incorporates a number of items beginning with or including each featured letter. Closer attention to phrasing and meter would have given the text a more musical flow; nonetheless, the unique theme will attract readers.